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ATTACHP:`ENT C
<br /> SCOPE OF WORK
<br /> BACKGROUND:
<br /> Emergency '.anagement, Preparedness,and Assistance("EN PA")
<br /> In 1993, in the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew, the Florida Legislature passed C.S.S.B. No. 1858, entitled
<br /> "Disaster and Emergency Preparedness—Trust Fund." In addition to modifying other statutory sections,
<br /> the legislation created sections 252.371 through 252.373, Florida Statutes.
<br /> Section 252.371, Florida Statutes, establishes the Emergency Management, Preparedness, and
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<br /> Assistance("EMPA")Trust Fund, which the Division administers. Section 252.372, Florida Statutes,
<br /> imposes:
<br /> • An annual$2 surcharge on "every homeowner's, mobile home owner's, tenant homeowner's, and
<br /> condominium unit owner's policy"; and,
<br /> • An annual$4 surcharge on "every commercial fire, commercial multiple peril, and business
<br /> owner's property insurance policy."
<br /> In accordance with Section 252.372, Florida Statutes, all proceeds from the surcharges"shall be
<br /> deposited in the[EMPA]Trust Fund..." Section 252.373, Florida Statutes, provides for the allocation of
<br /> monies from the EMPA Trust Fund, authorizes the Division to promulgate rules, and establishes minimum
<br /> requirements.
<br /> Emergency Management an Innate Responsibility
<br /> Section 252.38, Florida Statutes, states: "Safeguarding the life and property of its citizens is an innate
<br /> responsibility of the governing body of each political subdivision of the state."
<br /> Definitions
<br /> • Emergency
<br /> Section 252.34(4), Florida Statutes, defines the term"emergency" as"any occurrence, or threat thereof,
<br /> whether natural, technological, or manmade, in war or in peace, which results or may result in substantial
<br /> injury or harm to the population or substantial damage to or loss of property."
<br /> • Emergency Management
<br /> Section 252.34(5), Florida Statutes, defines the term"emergency management"as"the preparation for,
<br /> the mitigation of, the response to, and the recovery from emergencies and disasters."
<br /> • County-Emergency Management Agency
<br /> Rule 27P-19.002(3), Florida Administrative Code, defines the term"County Emergency Management
<br /> Agency"as"one of the sixty-seven (67) emergency management agencies authorized, established and
<br /> maintained by each county pursuant to Section 252.38, [Florida Statutes]."
<br /> • Base Grant
<br /> Rule 27P-19.002(1), Florida Administrative Code, defines the term"base grant"as"those funds allocated
<br /> in accordance with the formula in Rule 27P-19.005, F.A.C., as a minimum allocation to County --
<br /> Emergency Management Agencies."
<br /> Vase Grant Funds
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